Recent content by kwhyte

I've had enough good experiences with them that I don't believe in any scheme to get extra orders, charge people early, etc. I think the business side of things has just gotten away from them so that they've given up on really fixing things ( integrating inventory, shopping cart, and brew...

I also paid when I got the paypal invoice, before I saw the post here about leaving my name in the note. Is that a problem?

I've given up on them, regretfully. My last order was places on Sep. 15th. Ten days later I'd heard nothing from them, and the order was still listed as pending. I sent an e-mail via their contact form and did not get a response for another 3 days, and even then no real explanation - just...

I've thought about this plan, but have been put off by the difficulties people have had with the scavenging - I'm not that handy, so it makes me very nervous. From what I've seen, some mini-fridges are really easy ( the freezer compartment shelf is also all the coils, etc. ) and some are a...

I'd like to put in a 4-tap "bar" to serve from kegs but face a few challenges. First, the only reasonable spot for it is in a long and narrow room, so it needs to go up against a wall and be no more that 18 inches deep. There is plenty of length, so 4 kegs in a row will fit easily, and...

I'm down to my last 2oz of Simcoe. I'm planning on a double ipa, as close as I can get to Pliny. I'll need to substitute for some of the Simcoe and I'm wondering when it is most important to use the real thing? Flavor, aroma, or dry?

I'm supposed to be brewing a very hop forward double IPA for a New Year's party. I was waiting for the 2012 hop crop to show up as pellets, but haven't been able to get any simcoe or amarillo at a reasonable ( or even somewhat unreasonable ) price. I had planned on a Pliny clone, but I'm...

I was refreshing their page literally every 5 minutes or so starting at 8am this morning. Even so, when I saw the listings citra was already sold out. I did get some amarillo, but there were under 20 pounds left when I did. Quantities were limited to 1 pound/order, so even if you had...

The lids are my biggest concern with the HD buckets. It seems like I basically have to break them to get them off. Do you know of any decently priced source of gamma lids?

Mine was similar, the delivery + paypal charges were about 10% of the prices listed in the catalog. This was my first time with a group buy, and it went great. My first attempt to mill my grain at home didn't go as well, but I think I still made beer yesterday. Anyone have...

I'm another person who'll be out of town for much of August and so would much prefer to have this done sooner rather than later. I'm fine will a little extra delivery charge, and would also be fine with adding another bag to my order if we want to go that way. Basically, whatever will help...

I had only a pound of the NS hops, I'm fine with just skipping the hops. I can also drop one bag from my order if that'll help squeeze it into 4 pallets ( I assume that is cheaper than 5 ) but I'm also happy to keep it as is.

I'm up for a pound if you decide to go for it.

I'd be in for 1#.

I've ordered a sack each or Pils and Munich (Best Malz) and would be willing to split either if anyone wants half. I'd also be happy to get in on part of a sack of wheat, rye, crystal, or probably many other specialty malts. Probably also on hops, starsan, etc - basically just let me know...